The body needs B-12 to make blood cells and to maintain a healthy nervous system. Animal sources for B-12 are beef liver, clams, salmon steak, lamb, lobster, beef, tuna, cheese, milk, halibut, eggs and chicken. The best non-animal sources include nori, wakame, kombu, arame, super blue green algae, chlorella and spirulina. However, there is debate over the reliability of animal and non-animal sources of Vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 is better absorbed via injection because it goes directly into the blood stream. There are also different types of B-12 and the best type is methylcobalamin. The body needs B-12 to make blood cells and to maintain a healthy nervous system.
Benefits of B12 Injections:
- Helps produce DNA in your body
- Reduces the risk of pernicious anemia
- Enables your body to grow and develop naturally
- Maintains energy levels
- Supports mental and emotional stability and increase mental sharpness
- Reduces the risk of heart disease
Possible Signs/Symptoms of a B12 Deficiency:
- Pernicious anemia, anemia of pregnancy or anemia
- Allergies- asthma, contact or atopic dermatitis
- Canker sores
- Viral hepatitis
- Herpes zoster
- Psoriasis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Acne
- Diabetic neuropathies
- Neuralgias (B-12 is important for the synthesis of myelin sheaths)
- Senile dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- Fatigue
- Bursitis
- Sciatica
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Bone spurs in feet
- Stop smoking
- Heart disease or osteoporosis related to elevated levels of homocysteine
